Enhancing learning approaches: Practical tips for students and teachers

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 433-443

  Azer, Samy A ^a   Guerrero, Anthony P S ^b   Walsh, Allyn ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; TEACHING; THINKING; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 84878333695     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.775413     Document Type: Review

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